Willow Hall

Willow Hall is a farmhouse that was once an inn, with a core dating back to the 15th century and significant early 17th-century additions and remodelling in two phases. It was renovated from a state of dereliction in the 1970s, during which some of the timber frame was renewed. The building features a main range that runs parallel to the road, with a long cross-wing to the left. A matching gable on the right side of the road frontage is a later alteration. The structure is timber-framed and rendered, with exposed studding on the first floor, primarily at the front, and the gable end of the wing displaying serpentine braces. The roof is covered with plain tiles and the building stands two storeys high, with a small attic at the rear of the wing. There is a continuous jetty facing the road, supported by jowled posts and two later timber columns. The rear section of the wing has a roof that is oriented at right angles to the main range, featuring jettied gables with moulded tie beams and carved console brackets that support the ends of the wall plates. The windows are mainly reproduction-style from the 1970s, with ovolo mullions. The main range includes an internal stack with a rebuilt sawtooth shaft, and there is a one-storey entrance addition to the north of the wing.

Inside, the front two bays of the wing originally formed an open hall, which now has an inserted ceiling featuring a chamfered main beam with leaf-carved stops and chamfered joists. A narrower ceiling bay to the east likely indicates the position of a former timber flue. The original roof has been lost. The remainder of the wing dates from the early 17th century, showcasing ovolo ceiling beams at the east end, two original upper windows to the south, and a butt purlin roof. There is a later stack against the gable end, and the ground floor fireplace has a notable reused 16th-century lintel with embattled ornament and brattishing. In the early to mid-17th century, the hall was enlarged, and a new parlour was constructed to the south, with a stack positioned between the two. In front of the stack, there are two doorways with ovolo-moulded frames and well-crafted moulded doors. At the rear of the stack, a newel stair is present, and in the parlour chamber, there is an indistinct inscription from 1649 painted on the plaster lining of the roof.